Ironically titled, the exhibition requires its audience to walk into individual cells within the high security division of the old gaol, squeezing through the narrow doors to get up close to the bold works.

"I think there's a lovely contrast and it offers us a chance to reflect on the ways we have freedoms and the ways we need to fight more for them," curator Matthew Van Roden said.

Also one of the contributing artists, Matt Van Roden returned to Darwin last year and says he feels right at home in the local gay community.

"It's a wonderful city with a really strong and thriving LGBTQI community and that's what the exhibition is all about, to say 'hey, we're here, we're queer, and we're really happy about that situation'."

His pieces draw on the influence of his religious upbringing, incorporating pages from his childhood bibles.

"My story is that I'm very interested in ancient sacred texts," Matthew said.

"The bible is an interesting collection and if you can fragment all those different stories and questions that people have been asked over thousands of years, then you seem to get something a lot more sophisticated than the overarching narrative that the bible presents today."

"As a political document the bible has been used prolifically to suppress and discourage and discriminate the exploration of sexuality.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be that way so I wanted to re-fragment that political idea and say well you've got to come up with your own questions and come up with your own meaning for existence."

The exhibition is part of the Darwin Pride Festival, which runs until the end of this week.